Adolescent Medicine,An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice

1st Edition, Volume 47-2 - May 22, 2020
Editor: Benjamin Silverberg
Language: English
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This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Dr. Benjamin Silverberg, is devoted to Adolescent Medicine. Articles in this issue include: Disorders of… Read more

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This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Dr. Benjamin Silverberg, is devoted to Adolescent Medicine. Articles in this issue include: Disorders of Puberty; Adolescent Vaccines; School-based Health Care; Musculoskeletal Issues in Adolescents; Gender Non-conforming Health Care in Adolescents; Refugee and Immigrant Health Care in Adolescents; Human Trafficking in Adolescents; Crisis Counseling for Adolescents; Sexual Assault in Adolescents; HIV (PrEP, PEP, chronic care) in Adolescents; Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents; Substance Misuse and Addiction in Adolescents; and Headaches in Adolescents.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice
Disorders of Pubertal Onset
Key points
Introduction
Precocious puberty
Delayed puberty
Adolescent Vaccines: Current Recommendations and Techniques to Improve Vaccination Rates
Key points
Importance of vaccines
Schedules
Vaccine recommendations for special populations
Outbreak updates
Implementing practice changes to improve vaccine adherence
Addressing vaccine hesitancy
Summary
School-Based Health Care
Key points
Introduction
History
Guiding principle: whole school, whole community, whole child model
Types of school health services
Case studies
Future directions
Evaluation and Treatment of Primary Headaches in Adolescents
Key points
Introduction
Approach to the pediatric headache
Primary headaches
Summary
Selected Musculoskeletal Issues in Adolescents
Key points
Introduction
Early sports specialization
Weight training
Apophysitis
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Relative energy deficiency in sport
Providing Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
Key points
Introduction
Natural history of gender identity
Gender dysphoria and mental health
Diagnosing gender dysphoria
Health disparities
Resilience
Nonbinary identities
Transgender-affirming mental health care
Family support
Interdisciplinary care
Welcoming office policies & procedures
Primary care for transgender and gender diverse youths
Gender-affirming care
Reversible nonmedical interventions
Partially reversible
Discussion
Health Care for Refugee and Immigrant Adolescents
Key points
Introduction
Health evaluation of refugee and immigrant adolescents
Special considerations when caring for refugee and immigrant adolescents
Common medical conditions among immigrant and refugee adolescents
Preventive care
Dental care
Anticipatory guidance
Interpreter use
Predictors of success
Models of care
Human Trafficking in Adolescents: Adopting a Youth-centered Approach to Identification and Services
Key points
Introduction
Nontraditional models
Success of a youth-centered approach
Summary
Crisis and Adolescents: Assessments and Initial Management
Key points
Introduction
Prevalence of crises in adolescence
Assessments
Initial management
Community referrals and treatment
Summary
Sexual Assault in Adolescents
Key points
Introduction
Definitions of sexual violence
Epidemiology of sexual violence in minors in the United States
Evaluation of the adolescent patient
Primary care versus emergency department
History and physical evaluation
Sexual assault nurse examiner
Management of post–sexual assault pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection risks and final details
Sexual assault reporting
Follow-up
Advocacy resources
Vulnerable youth
Quality assurance
Prevention efforts
It takes a team
Appendix 1. Management of sexual assault victim resources
Appendix 2. Educational opportunities
Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Adolescents: Risk, Prevention, Screening, and Treatment
Key points
Introduction
Human immunodeficiency virus risk
Human immunodeficiency virus prevention
Human immunodeficiency virus screening
Presentation and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection
Summary
Adolescent Sexual Health: Identity, Risk, and Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections
Key points
Introduction
Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression
Eliciting a sexual history
Burden of disease
Screening recommendations
Special populations
Reporting infections
Summary
Adolescent Substance Abuse
Key points
Introduction
Epidemiology
Physiology
Screenings
Substances of abuse
Summary